Sailor · 2013–2025

James Kaplan

Alberg 30

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 28%
Best class ranking: #38

Longest-running crew: Mike Nikolich
Nemesis: Lanny Helms
Signature result: 3rd of 5

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Mike Nikolich · Danely, Skybird · Alberg 30 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 38 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2013 – May 2025
Ray Mcgowan · Skybird · Alberg 30 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – May 2025
Nicole Paterson · Skybird · Alberg 30 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2021 – May 2025
Ali Kishbaugh · Skybird · Alberg 30 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2024 – May 2025
Mike Sigmund · Skybird · Alberg 30 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2024 – May 2025
Damien Davis · Skybird · Alberg 30 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2022 – May 2024
James Koehnlein · Skybird · Alberg 30 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2021 – May 2025
Laura Shanley · Skybird · Alberg 30 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2020 – Apr 2021
Josh Nadler · Danely · Alberg 30 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2013 – May 2013
Ben Judy · Danely · Alberg 30 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2013 – May 2013

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Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
2 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Skybird	Alberg 30	Bow	3rd / 5
2 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Skybird	Alberg 30	Bow	4th / 6
13 May 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Skybird	Alberg 30	Other	5th / 6
21 Apr 2021	2021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1	Skybird	Alberg 30	Bow	4th / 6
28 Aug 2020	2020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Skybird	Alberg 30	Bow	6th / 6
3 May 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta	Danely	Alberg 30	Other	6th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Alberg 30 Crew	-85 provisional	#38 band 34–38	−5.3
Full-size sailing Crew	-80 provisional	#55128 band 45328–61098	—

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 28%

Positions: Bow (4)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	28%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Lanny Helms	37	6–31
Jonathan Bresler	27	17–10
Tim Williams	20	1–19
Patrick Seidel	20	1–19
William Woodford	16	5–10

Most-beaten opponent: Jonathan Bresler (17–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	50%
2024	1	40%
2022	1	20%
2021	1	40%
2020	1	0%
2013	1	17%

Boats

Skybird · Alberg 30 · 5 events · 2020–2025
Danely · Alberg 30 · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 5 events
Unknown · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -80, #55,128. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.